Run-Time Image Files (Windows CE 5.0)
The Romimage tool (Romimage.exe), which is called by Makeimg.exe, uses a .bib file to determine which modules and files it should combine to form the run-time image, and where to place the modules in memory.
Romimage.exe generates the following data formats:
Windows CE-based binary image data format (.bin)
This is the default format that Romimage.exe uses when creating the run-time image.
Absolute binary data format (.abx)
This format contains no wrappers, and works well for cases when only raw data is required in the download to a target device.
Motorola S-record data format (.sre)
This format contains data in printable ASCII format, which is visually readable and is designed to make loading data from the development workstation to the target device easier.
By default, Romimage always generates the run-time image as a .bin file. However, if you also want an .sre or an .abx version of the binary run-time image, you can update the CONFIG section of the Config.bib file to specify additional data formats. To convert an existing .bin file to one of these formats, for more information, see Cvrtbin Tool.
If Romimage detects overlapped records, it outputs an error message.
The following table shows the run-time image file formats that you can use to download the OS that you have created to a target device.
| File format | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows CE Binary Image Data Format | A binary image (.bin) file format which organizes data by sections. |
| Absolute Binary Data Format | A raw binary data (.abx) file format typically used to contain boot loader information. |
See Also
Build Phases | Build System Tools | Environment Variables
Last updated on Thursday, February 02, 2006
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